Where does “fjärde” come from?
fjärde (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fiarþi, from Old Norse fjórði, from Proto-Germanic fedurþô — fourth.
fjärde (Swedish): fourth
Ancestry of “fjärde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | fiarþi | fourth |
| 2 | Old Norse | fjórði | fourth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fedurþô | fourth |